Mike Yurosek

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Mike Yurosek (September 28, 1922 – June 12, 2005) was a California farmer who invented the baby-cut carrot.^[1]^[2]

Baby-cut carrot

The "baby-cut carrot" is extremely popular in the United States; it is not a separate breed but a way of processing regular full-sized carrots to increase utilization and decrease waste. Mike Yurosek invented this in 1986,^[1] and he and his son David promoted the baby-cut carrot in the early 1980s in Bakersfield, California through their Bunny Luv produce company. Major carrot companies followed their lead, and the baby-cut carrot is now one of the industry's top sellers.

Family

Mike Yurosek was the uncle of actor Gary Lockwood.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Weise, Elizabeth (August 11, 2004). "Digging the baby carrot". USA Today. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ McCarthy, Sky (January 7, 2014). "The truth behind baby carrots". FoxNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ "Wedding: Gary Lockwood (Yurosek) & Stefanie Powers". scvhistory.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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[“Elizabeth”-1] Weise, Elizabeth (August 11, 2004). "Digging the baby carrot". USA Today. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[2] McCarthy, Sky (January 7, 2014). "The truth behind baby carrots". FoxNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[3] "Wedding: Gary Lockwood (Yurosek) & Stefanie Powers". scvhistory.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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